esaurire

Italian

Etymology

From Latin exhaurīre, from exhauriō, derived from ex- + hauriō (I draw up or out; consume, exhaust).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.zawˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: e‧sau‧rì‧re
  • (file)

Verb

esaurìre (first-person singular present esaurìsco, first-person singular past historic esaurìi, past participle esaurìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to exhaust (to empty by drawing the contents)
  2. (chemistry) to exhaust
  3. (loosely) to exhaust, to use up, to consume
  4. to conclude
  5. to exhaust (to discuss thoroughly or completely)

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Further reading

  • esaurire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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